‘V Rising’ comes to Linux and Steam Deck as it sells a million copies

Naman Ramachandran The Walt Disney Company’s streamer Disney+ will be available in 42 new countries and 11 new territories this week following the launch on Tuesday in Greece, Turkey and countries in Central Eastern Europe, including Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic and Croatia. Tuesday’s series of launches follow the arrival of the service in South Africa on May 18 and across West Asia and North Africa on June 8.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorPluto TV is — finally — bringing its free, ad-supported streaming service to Canada.Launching in the fall of 2022, Pluto TV Canada will include more than 100 curated channels and more than 20,000 hours of content, all available for free across a range of devices and with no registration required.For the Canada launch, Paramount Global inked a pact with Corus Entertainment under which the Toronto-based media and content company will act as the exclusive ad-sales rep for Pluto TV in the country. In addition, Pluto TV will offer a curated slate of original series from Corus’ library spanning a variety of genres.Pluto TV’s launch in the Great White North should continue to fuel its growth curve.

Jess Wright and husband William Lee-Kemp welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, in May. The former TOWIE star, 36, took to Instagram again to share a sweet picture of her son’s foot while unveiling the unique name the pair had given him.

Mariah Carey is being sued for copyright infringement over her song 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'. The hit has become a festive staple since it was released in 1994 but Mariah and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff are being sued for $20 million by songwriter Andy Stone - who claims that he co-wrote a track of the same name in 1989.

Mariah Carey has been sued for $20m (£16m) after being asccused of copying hit song “All I Want for Christmas is You”. The singer and her co-songwriter Walter Afansieff have been named in the lawsuit, which has been filed by Andy Stone. Stone, in legal documents filed at the US District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana, claims that their song was taken from one with the same name he co-wrote for Vince Vance & the Valiants in 1989.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn a milestone move, HBO Max will bow on June 18 in Spain and Latin America a weekly Max Original TV format version of “Nadie Sabe Nada” (“Nobody Knows Anything”), a hit comedy improv format starring Andreu Buenafuente and Berto Romero, two of Spain’s best known and admired figures on its late-night talk show scene.HBO Max has previously announced the adaptation of the reality dating competition and Max Original “FBoy Island” in Spain, Netherlands and Sweden. But “Nadie Sabe Nada” will be its first Spanish Max Original entertainment show to premiere in Spain.Buenafuente broke out in Spain bowing in 2005 on broadcast network Antena 3 the David Letterman-ish “Buenafuente,” a late night talk show which gently-ribbed some of Spain’s still sacred cows after 28 years of democracy.

Ari Lennox may have a new man. The «Pressure» singer took to her Instagram Story Thursday to share a few shots of her cozied up to 's Keith Manley II.The pair, who appear to be in San Diego for a wedding, were seen dressed for the occasion, with Manley snapping a selfie of the pair in a restaurant mirror.

Madly in love! Kate Bosworth revealed that her relationship with boyfriend Justin Long helped her find a sense of “peace” and regain a “forgotten” happiness.

The streaming landscape is changing at a rate of knots. The biggest U.S. players are looking for new revenue streams and growth areas, and, in 2022 much of that that growth is coming from European TV. These platforms’ activity in the continent was all anyone could talk about at this year’s European TV markets, and each is rolling out swiftly across multiple territories, ordering reams of content and placing commissioners in strategically important nations. Here, Deadline has taken the eight biggest U.S. offerings — Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Discovery+, Apple TV+, Peacock and Paramount+ — and compiled a comprehensive guide to their activity in Europe, examining strategy, commissioners and, of course, the best content. Read on.

Long Beach City Prosecutor Doug Haubert, waving at the 2019 Long Beach Pride Parade, supported prosecuting a controversial lewd conduct arrest of a gay men in public restroom, but a Long Beach Superior Court judge threw out the case during a preliminary hearing and had scathing remarks for the city prosecutor’s handling of the case.In his ruling, the judge said the only way Haubert could justify the police tactics and prosecute the case was “in the rhetoric of homophobia that seeks to portray homosexual men as sexual deviants and pedophiles.” Photo: Q Voice News

Judi Doyle’s achievements were recognized in 2015 when she was honored at Harvey Milk Park and her name inducted into Equality Park. The space is reserved for LGBTQ+ people in the Long Beach area who have fought against discrimination and for equal rights. Photo: Brennan Doyle

Justin Long and Kate Bosworth are taking a big step in their relationship!

Emma Stone‘s Malibu manse.Stone — an Academy Award-winning actress known for her roles in “Superbad,” “The Help” and “La La Land,” the latter of which secured her Oscar win — is listing her blufftop home in that celeb-approved coastal city for $4.29 million, the Wall Street Journal reported.The 33-year-old Arizona native purchased the one-story ranch home that looks out to the Pacific Ocean for $3.25 million in 2018, the Journal noted.The three-bedroom, roughly 1,800-square-foot spread sits on some 3.2 acres. Most rooms look out to the ocean and Stone recently remodeled the eat-in kitchen — whose details include painted brick, a skylight above the sink and glossy cabinetry.Other listing images of the chic midcentury crib show a cozy living area with a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, beamed ceilings and a fireplace.